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i don't have a college education. they're going to find me out. they're going to say, 'she doesn't belong here.'" >> hinojosa: "she's not one of us." >> so i worked harder than any human being should. but that's what we do in order to make up for when we don't believe in our own ability. we just keep working and working and working and working. >> hinojosa: so i've talked about the fact that you are very revealing with your life, and i'm hoping that, you know, people will be inspired to read more of your work because you are so revealing. but of course, the question that i have, and this is coming from someone who also wrote a memoir, who was quite revealing, is: why? why do you want other people to know? and i do wanto talk about wh your childhood was like, because you were a little girl who had to suffer through being silent, being silenced, being punished physically a lot. but the thing that struck my heart was your relationship with your mom and feeling like sometimes your mom didn't love you. and so i'm like, "why? there's a reason why diane
i don't have a college education. they're going to find me out. they're going to say, 'she doesn't belong here.'" >> hinojosa: "she's not one of us." >> so i worked harder than any human being should. but that's what we do in order to make up for when we don't believe in our own ability. we just keep working and working and working and working. >> hinojosa: so i've talked about the fact that you are very revealing with your life, and i'm hoping that, you know,...
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. >> if you educate one girl and she educates her community. if we inspire one girl with girl-up, she inspears her community to get involved. >> suarez: less than one year old the girl movement caught the attention of first lady michelle obama who recently invited girl-up girls to the white house. >> keep it up. >> if we get millions of girls around this country engaged, pretty soon we hope they're going to be the next generation of women leaders. >> suarez: so far 200,000 girls across the u.s. have signed up. almost all the money they've raised is already helping to fund u.n. programs for girls in liberia, ethiopia, maul awey and guatemala. >> most of them live in abject poverty. they're lacking in education. many of those girls don't learn how to read write or do their numbers. often times they're married by age 15 and pregnant soon after. >> suarez: on this day in chicago project girl performers tackled girl-up's most recent effort to stop child marriages. >> the united nations considers child marriage a violation of human rights. >> suarez:
. >> if you educate one girl and she educates her community. if we inspire one girl with girl-up, she inspears her community to get involved. >> suarez: less than one year old the girl movement caught the attention of first lady michelle obama who recently invited girl-up girls to the white house. >> keep it up. >> if we get millions of girls around this country engaged, pretty soon we hope they're going to be the next generation of women leaders. >> suarez: so far...
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author and educator lou heckler has been thinking about the three "p"s of success. >> i've been fascinated by top performers all my life, from athletes to adventurers, from money-makers to money donators. it seems to me their peak performance success comes down to three "p"s: prepare, persist, and prevail. prepare-- oddly enough, most high achievers have told me they weren't always sure what they were preparing for, but they knew if they read voraciously, studied their competitors and aroused their curiosity constaly, they wld be preparedo seize a new direction or new market when the need arrived. persist-- people i've interviewed mix their naturally impatient selves with the patience to allow a new idea to germinate. they welcome feedback, even change minor directions if needed but, keep their eyes on the prize. prevail-- peak performers don't prevail with arrogance or heavy- handedness. they may seem a bit ruthless in their personal pursuit but, they still recognize the need to be gracious with those around them. when i was a youngster, people used to say, you'd better mind your "p"s and
author and educator lou heckler has been thinking about the three "p"s of success. >> i've been fascinated by top performers all my life, from athletes to adventurers, from money-makers to money donators. it seems to me their peak performance success comes down to three "p"s: prepare, persist, and prevail. prepare-- oddly enough, most high achievers have told me they weren't always sure what they were preparing for, but they knew if they read voraciously, studied their...
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department of education's ready to learn grant, and viewers like you, thank you. just go online to pbskidsgo.org. we have behind-the-scenes, entire episodes, and loads of brand-new games all the time. but don't just take my word for it, go, check it out for yourself. play your harmonica like you mean it! this is going to go on a long time! and i'm not sorry to do it! i love that thing! i like your hat! i like your shoes! (laughter) captioning sponsored by wpbt >> this is n.b.r. >> susie: good evening, everyone. i'm susie gharib. whether it's time or money, philanthropy or helping others, it's an investment, and americans gave more than $350 billion to charity last year. >> tom: good evening. i'm tom hudson. from everyday americans to the nation's richest people and companies, we look at what influences giving. >> susie: and we head to chicago to learn about social impact bonds funding non-profits and letting american investors change the world with their decisions. >> tom: that and more tonight on a special edition here of "n.b.r." >> susie: with the financi marke
department of education's ready to learn grant, and viewers like you, thank you. just go online to pbskidsgo.org. we have behind-the-scenes, entire episodes, and loads of brand-new games all the time. but don't just take my word for it, go, check it out for yourself. play your harmonica like you mean it! this is going to go on a long time! and i'm not sorry to do it! i love that thing! i like your hat! i like your shoes! (laughter) captioning sponsored by wpbt >> this is n.b.r. >>...
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support the healthcare, like we support education in this country. and it is a right and never should have been connected with your job in the first place. >> wall street should pay for all of the things that they need, because we bailed them out to the tune of $13 trillion. >> you can't create an economy by making cuts, things don't grow by cutting. >> eastabrook joins us now from chicago, diane we have seen protests at such global summits turned destructive in the past, what precautions have businesses taken in downtown chicago? >> i am standing on south street, the heart of chicago's financial district and i will tell you, it seems like a sunday morning down here, it is that empty. a lot of the banks, some of the bigger companies like boeing and aon requested employees work from home today, i talked to some doctor's offices too and actually closed today so it is very quiet here in chicago. >> you are just a block away from the board of trade and right near the federal reserve bank of chicago. the city received 19 million in federal grants, 37 mill
support the healthcare, like we support education in this country. and it is a right and never should have been connected with your job in the first place. >> wall street should pay for all of the things that they need, because we bailed them out to the tune of $13 trillion. >> you can't create an economy by making cuts, things don't grow by cutting. >> eastabrook joins us now from chicago, diane we have seen protests at such global summits turned destructive in the past, what...
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when a girl in the developing world receives seven or more years of education, she marries four years later and has 2.2 fewer children. when women and girls earn income, they reinvest 90% of it into their families, as compared to only 30%-40% for men. per the coalition for adolescent girls, investing in girls starts a virtuous cycle that reduces poverty, aids, hunger and perhaps even war. yet of the world's 130 million out-of-school youth, 70% are girls. organizations such as the girl effect and kiva seeking to change history by giving girls in developing countries access to education or loans to start small businesses. studies show that when you improve a girl's life, you improve the health, hygiene, and overall lives of her brothers, sisters, parents, and beyond. now that sounds like a great return on investment to me. i'm manisha thakor. for more information on this nbr special edition "conscious capital" and of course, our daily market coverage, head to our website.. you'll find us at nbr.com. >> tom: that's it for this special edition of "ghtly business report." i'm tom hudson. g
when a girl in the developing world receives seven or more years of education, she marries four years later and has 2.2 fewer children. when women and girls earn income, they reinvest 90% of it into their families, as compared to only 30%-40% for men. per the coalition for adolescent girls, investing in girls starts a virtuous cycle that reduces poverty, aids, hunger and perhaps even war. yet of the world's 130 million out-of-school youth, 70% are girls. organizations such as the girl effect...
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foundation-- a private non-profit foundation dedicated to promoting entrepreneurship and improving education. i began by asking him what young entrepreneurs need to succeed. >> the idea has to be good. that's the real trick. would you bank your life, first, and then some savings and other people's money on it? that's the first thing. the second thing is we don't know the answer to the question of are entrepreneurs born or are entrepreneurs trained? the 500 fastest growing firms in the united states are started by people when they're 40 years old. very important. the question is, those people were clearly not born to the job. they grow into it. at some point they say i could do it better, faster, cheaper. can they get good counsel, good advice, a good road map that's practical when they need it? the third thing is they have to have money. but the good news is that's not quite so important as it used to be. many companies can be started cheaper than they used to be. >> many entrepreneurs started with the third item. is that a mistake? >> that's a terrible mistake, the third point being money.
foundation-- a private non-profit foundation dedicated to promoting entrepreneurship and improving education. i began by asking him what young entrepreneurs need to succeed. >> the idea has to be good. that's the real trick. would you bank your life, first, and then some savings and other people's money on it? that's the first thing. the second thing is we don't know the answer to the question of are entrepreneurs born or are entrepreneurs trained? the 500 fastest growing firms in the...
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we've reached a critical crossroads when it comes to funding higher education in this country. what we've always done isn't working anymore. it's time for a thoughtful redesign of the post-secondary system. the fast forward must be focused onetter servingherowi mberf low income. first generation, minority and adult students across america. the great recession exposed our needs for a more education work force and a new system that can deliver it. if we intend to compete in the global economy, we have to find a way to train a lot more workers for skilled jobs. it could be the most serious challenge that we face as a nation and it's time for policy makers and business leaders to take action. i'm jamie merisotis. >>some of us parents, of course i'm 20 years away from second de, still packing lunches for the second grader. >> make sure they do their homework and get good grades. >> tom: that's "nightly business report" for tuesday, august 21. good night, susie, and everyone. >> susie: good night, tom. thanks for watching, everyone. we'll see you online at nbr.com and back here tomor
we've reached a critical crossroads when it comes to funding higher education in this country. what we've always done isn't working anymore. it's time for a thoughtful redesign of the post-secondary system. the fast forward must be focused onetter servingherowi mberf low income. first generation, minority and adult students across america. the great recession exposed our needs for a more education work force and a new system that can deliver it. if we intend to compete in the global economy, we...
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private family foundation dedicated to its founders' interest in religion, community development, and education. additional funding by mutual of america, designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we're your retirement company. and the corporation for public broadcasting. >> welcome. i'm bob abernethy. it's good to have you with us as we begin this 15th year of "religion and ethics newsweekly." we will have a story on the large-scale operation now large-scale operation now under way by religious groups to help those hurt by hurricane irene. but first, as the 10 year anniversary of september 11th nears, we begin our special coverage of the lingering consequences for the still grieving families, for interfaith relations and for american muslims. >>> u.s. islamic groups are calling for an investigation of the new york city police department after the associated press reported thatndercover officers conducted wide-ranging surveillance of daily life in muslim neiborhds and mosques. according to the ap, a program known as the demographics unit maintained a list of "ance
private family foundation dedicated to its founders' interest in religion, community development, and education. additional funding by mutual of america, designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we're your retirement company. and the corporation for public broadcasting. >> welcome. i'm bob abernethy. it's good to have you with us as we begin this 15th year of "religion and ethics newsweekly." we will have a story on the large-scale operation now...
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higher education cannot be a luxury reserved for a privileged few. it's an economic necessity for every family and every family should be able to afford it. >> susie: americans now owe more on their student loans than on credit cards, and student debt is teetering near $1 trillion. but e treasuryeleased a report today showing college still pays. in 2011, people with college degrees earned over 60% more money than those with just a high school diploma. >> susie: more americans could be going to bed hungry. republicans want congress to cut up to $2 billion from the food stamp program in this year's farm bill. food stamp rolls have doubled in the past eight years, to 46 million people as the great recession took its toll. one national restaurant chain is trying to solve the nation's hunger problem in a unique way. diane eastabrook explains. >> welcome to panera cares. >> reporter: sometng unusual is happening inside this restaurant. >> we want to make sure everybody can get something to eat whether or not they can afford it. >> reporter: today the paner
higher education cannot be a luxury reserved for a privileged few. it's an economic necessity for every family and every family should be able to afford it. >> susie: americans now owe more on their student loans than on credit cards, and student debt is teetering near $1 trillion. but e treasuryeleased a report today showing college still pays. in 2011, people with college degrees earned over 60% more money than those with just a high school diploma. >> susie: more americans could...
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here's author and educator lou heckler. >> a few weeks back i was reading a story that one of the casual dining restaurant chains is removing salt shakers from its tables and reducing the salt in its most popular dishes. we've all seen many of the casual and fast food places revamping their menus to make them healthier. it got me thinking about how hard it is to overcome inertia in any business. funny, isn't it? somehow it seems easier to add to what we do than it is to take it away. when i worked full time in television we would often get a big response when we dropped a program and very little when we added one. a long-time friend used to work in a hospital-based weight-loss program. she would suggest that people make simple changes in their lives before radically altering their eating habits. she'd ask them to rearrange their furniture at home or sleep on the opposite side of the bed first. it was hard for them. so, is there some salt on your table that needs to be removed? an old habit set aside? it won't be easy. a spanish proverb says, habits are at first cobwebs, then cables. i'm
here's author and educator lou heckler. >> a few weeks back i was reading a story that one of the casual dining restaurant chains is removing salt shakers from its tables and reducing the salt in its most popular dishes. we've all seen many of the casual and fast food places revamping their menus to make them healthier. it got me thinking about how hard it is to overcome inertia in any business. funny, isn't it? somehow it seems easier to add to what we do than it is to take it away. when...
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department of education and administered through state programs. troops to teachers takes veterans from service to the country, to service in the classroom. >> it just gave me another support area. >> reporter: erickson says her military background helps her in the classroom. >> the discipline plus the flexibility. everyday, it seems like it's going to be the same thing, but it's not. >> reporter: troops to teachers does not place teachers or educate them, but instead facilitates their hiring and provides some financial assistance for those who need additional education to meet certification requirements. those accepted by the program have four-year degrees. ashford harrigan is the arizona manager of troops to teachers and a product of the program. >> and the purpose was to fill the void in our high need areas-- math and science and special education-- and those types of environments and school districts that needs them. >> reporter: troops to teachers has placed six veterans at alhambra high school, 521 in arizona and 15,000 nationally. >> susie:
department of education and administered through state programs. troops to teachers takes veterans from service to the country, to service in the classroom. >> it just gave me another support area. >> reporter: erickson says her military background helps her in the classroom. >> the discipline plus the flexibility. everyday, it seems like it's going to be the same thing, but it's not. >> reporter: troops to teachers does not place teachers or educate them, but instead...
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need to do is taking the reform and building the institution so they ne a robust healthcare system and education system. therthere is a growing inequaliy between rich and poor in china and that is a grave concern for the new leadership. >> the outgoing president 'senet corruptions that you haven't heard from a chinese leader. saying "combatting corruption is a major political issue" how big of an economic issue is it. they are going to lose faith in the government and you can see somwide scale issues coming about. the question is can they tackle corruption and they have not been successful yet. $120 billion has left the country in graft. it filters through to the provinces and it's a big issue. >> are you looking at china puta significant barrier to foreign investment? >> you can't do business inchi . they have to be connected to the chinese government. it leaves american companies a a bit edgy. >> let's talk about the newleade announced as the general secretary of the chinese party. he's vice president of china. he has a long resume of a chemical engineer degree and served in the army and he gr
need to do is taking the reform and building the institution so they ne a robust healthcare system and education system. therthere is a growing inequaliy between rich and poor in china and that is a grave concern for the new leadership. >> the outgoing president 'senet corruptions that you haven't heard from a chinese leader. saying "combatting corruption is a major political issue" how big of an economic issue is it. they are going to lose faith in the government and you can...
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department of education's ready to learn grant, and viewers like you, thank you. step is to go online to pbskidsgo.org and earn points for francine or for me or for any of your favorite pranksters. and well, i suppose you could play for one of the electric company members, too. notice there is no one there to throw it...to catch it. argh! notice there is no one there to catch it. wait, you said...throw. i'll make you eat your lunch like this. >>> this is "nightly business report" with tyler mathisen and susie gharib. >>> make it three straight all-time hig for the dow, fuelled today by optimism in the job market. >>> how's the consumer feeling these days? we'll find out as we go in focus on the american recovery. >>> and i ask the ceo of general motors if people are feeling the mood to buy. >>> and the threat of hackers is engaging economic engine, small business, and that could lead to even bigger problems. >>> hello, everybody, and we welcome public television viewers from all across the country to "nightly business report." thank you very much for joining us. susie, today it was al
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. >> there's no question that the cost of providing education isn't even close to commensurate with the price that people are being asked to pay. >> reporter: but for students, the answer is simple-- spur the economy. >> we need jobs that are worth $200,000 educations being made in the private sector and the public sector, in ways that allow for students to have jobs that they love while also making the amount of money they've put into their education. >> reporter: the report doesn't include loans at for-profit colleges. since the vast majority of their students take on debt, the numbers could be higher. sylvia hall, nbr, washington. >> susie: the future of >> susie: the future of manufacturing was an important issue in the presidential debate earlier this week. president obama and mitt romney argued about the best way to bring back jobs to american factory floors. many manufactures say they need workers, but can't find them with the right skills. but now, some companies are joining forces with community colleges to change that. diane eastabrook has details. >> reporter: a couple of yea
. >> there's no question that the cost of providing education isn't even close to commensurate with the price that people are being asked to pay. >> reporter: but for students, the answer is simple-- spur the economy. >> we need jobs that are worth $200,000 educations being made in the private sector and the public sector, in ways that allow for students to have jobs that they love while also making the amount of money they've put into their education. >> reporter: the...
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they might do something with education, possibly three. -- education, possibly. >> mitch mcconnell -- did somebody put truth serum in his glenelg? he said to major garrett and he said on television -- "only one thing we're here for, to stop oba." one other point on the tax cuts. tax cuts do not pay for themselves. tax cuts do not pay for themselves. honest republicans and conservatives acknowledge this and is one testimony before congngss -- acknowledged this in sworn testimony before congress. >> regardless of what mcconnell said, the president has invited congressional leaders to the white house. while they reach compromise on anything? -- will they reach compromise on anything? >> normally the opposition party does not have to do anything. they just have to say no. but they ran so hard on something more than saying now. cutting the budget, possibly repealing health care. or at least changing it. i think they will have to do something. i'm not sure what obama is willing to do and what they are willing to do. >> on extending the bush tax cuts, they probably will do somethinther peopl
they might do something with education, possibly three. -- education, possibly. >> mitch mcconnell -- did somebody put truth serum in his glenelg? he said to major garrett and he said on television -- "only one thing we're here for, to stop oba." one other point on the tax cuts. tax cuts do not pay for themselves. tax cuts do not pay for themselves. honest republicans and conservatives acknowledge this and is one testimony before congngss -- acknowledged this in sworn testimony...
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after the market close, the focus was on a weak outlook from for-profit education firm devry. new student enrollment is expected to drop as costs continue rising. devry stock was down about 1% during the regular session, and fell 20% from this closing price after the warning tonight. that puts the stock around $22. despite today's sour market mood, we saw plenty of monday merger announcements. e ggest was the chinesplay for canadian energy company nexen. nexen shares stock shot up more than 50%. china's cnooc has offered $27.50 per share. in the utility energy industry, n.r.g. has offered to buy fellow independent power producer genon for $1.7 billion in stock. the buyer n.r.g. was up 8%, while the target, genon, shot up almost 26%. peet's coffee has an offer to go private for almost $1 billion, or $73.50 per share. shares of peet's jumped 27.8%, closing justelow theuyout offer. the bidder is the same german investment firm that owns perfume maker coty, which was unsuccessful in its effort to buy avon earlier this year. two regional railroads want to get on the same track. gen
after the market close, the focus was on a weak outlook from for-profit education firm devry. new student enrollment is expected to drop as costs continue rising. devry stock was down about 1% during the regular session, and fell 20% from this closing price after the warning tonight. that puts the stock around $22. despite today's sour market mood, we saw plenty of monday merger announcements. e ggest was the chinesplay for canadian energy company nexen. nexen shares stock shot up more than...
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here's author and educator lou heckler. >> all times in history have demanded creative people, but it seems that it is truer today than ever before. the good news is: we have a ready pool of bright, experienced people to draw upon: baby boomers. look, i know this is a little self-serving since i am one, but are we using this brain power that still hungers to contribute or are we sending our 65-year- olds and older into retirement with a watch and a handshake? george bernard shaw won a nobel prize when he was 70. mark twain wrote two books at 71. even thomas jefferson was still concocting inventions and dreaming up ideas into his seventies and eighties. if your organization has hit a bit of plateau right now, how about seeking some older men and women who would like to contribute their ideas? no one person and no one age group has all the answers, but by asking a broad range of people the right questions? some really fresh and innovative directions will emerge. i'm lou heckler. >> tom: and finally, as we wrap up our coverage of this jobs friday, we bring you one woman's story of how sh
here's author and educator lou heckler. >> all times in history have demanded creative people, but it seems that it is truer today than ever before. the good news is: we have a ready pool of bright, experienced people to draw upon: baby boomers. look, i know this is a little self-serving since i am one, but are we using this brain power that still hungers to contribute or are we sending our 65-year- olds and older into retirement with a watch and a handshake? george bernard shaw won a...
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. >> men are starting to enter women-dominated sectors such a health and education, and they are starting to compete for those jobs, as well. so that's a new development. >> reporter: and clearly there are social forces as well, like sexism and bias against working mothers. advocates say one way to help more women find good paying jobs is to force employers to adopt family-friendly policies. >> we don't mandate paid sick days. paid vacations aren't mandatory, paid time off, flextime-- they're just... we don't have good policies for balancing work and family. >> reporter: there's one thing women can't blame for trouble finding work, and that's education. women earn more bachelors and masters degrees than men, and education is a far bigger predictor of employment prospects than gender. erika miller, "nightly business report," new york. >> tom: while we're talking about the impact of the recession, have you looked at your investments lately? tonight's "money file" focuses on making up lost ground. here's donna rosato, senior writer at "money" magazine. >> the financial crisis and sluggish re
. >> men are starting to enter women-dominated sectors such a health and education, and they are starting to compete for those jobs, as well. so that's a new development. >> reporter: and clearly there are social forces as well, like sexism and bias against working mothers. advocates say one way to help more women find good paying jobs is to force employers to adopt family-friendly policies. >> we don't mandate paid sick days. paid vacations aren't mandatory, paid time off,...
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the north is barack obama's virginia; urban, diverse, high tech and highly educated. as home to the pentagon, virginia receives more federal spending than any other state, and three out of every four of those dollars ends up here, in northern virginia. that may explain why students in the area are willing to give the president the benefit of the doubt. >> given the state of the united states and the economy that he came in with, he's done a wonderful job so far. it wouldn't have been easy to turn this around no matter who was elected. >> reporter: but the president isn't taking votes here for granted. since he was elected, he's visited northern virginia community college campuses five times. and even here, with all the federal spending and an unemployment rate around 4%, his handling of the economy is a tough sell. >> everyone that i've known in my class that have graduated, they are working like unpaid internships, which is kind of like feeling like an indentured servant. >> reporter: the president may be popular here, but for students, the thrill is gone. >> now the
the north is barack obama's virginia; urban, diverse, high tech and highly educated. as home to the pentagon, virginia receives more federal spending than any other state, and three out of every four of those dollars ends up here, in northern virginia. that may explain why students in the area are willing to give the president the benefit of the doubt. >> given the state of the united states and the economy that he came in with, he's done a wonderful job so far. it wouldn't have been easy...
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that doesn't mean you cut national security, basic infrastructure, education, research. those are core functions of government. you fix the big entitlement programs which the source of the exploding debt and you do a tax reform to grow as quickly as possible. >> i'm hearing some people say that maybe we get a deal where we phase out the payroll tax cut going away or we, that the president might want some kind of jobs program. do you think that's possible and how big could it be for next year. >> i think it's possible that we would see a bit of both. we would see something by way of either an extension of at least part of the payroll tax cut or some equivalent tax cut to boost the economy. because i think there is a lot of support by the republicans tos would the economy some measure. jobs program might be harder so with the republicans. but perhaps extending unemployment which is an important thing. >> could republicans take a jobs program or stimulus, whatever you want to call continuation a program to help the economy and would that make sense? >> if we got a good deal
that doesn't mean you cut national security, basic infrastructure, education, research. those are core functions of government. you fix the big entitlement programs which the source of the exploding debt and you do a tax reform to grow as quickly as possible. >> i'm hearing some people say that maybe we get a deal where we phase out the payroll tax cut going away or we, that the president might want some kind of jobs program. do you think that's possible and how big could it be for next...
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re's author and educator lou heckler. >> on a trip to london, i ran across an interesting newspaper feature called on a typical day in london. it described how many how many of those black taxis would pass you, how much you would likely spend on parking and such. one statistic really got my attention: on an average day, you will be on camera 300 times. we're not talking on camera like the one i'm on right now, we're talking security cameras. then, just the other day, my wife and i were having breakfast out at one of those ubiquitous coffee places, a woman came by with one of the most unusual baby strollers i'd ever seen. i commented to her that it was really quite wonderful and before i could finish she blurted, i know you! you spoke at our conference last friday. it reminded me of a great piece of advice i got years ago when i an old friend said, just remember, you're always under your people are watching you like hawks every day to see if your actions match your words. it really doesn't matter if were being watched 300 times a day or once. what people around us value are consistency, comp
re's author and educator lou heckler. >> on a trip to london, i ran across an interesting newspaper feature called on a typical day in london. it described how many how many of those black taxis would pass you, how much you would likely spend on parking and such. one statistic really got my attention: on an average day, you will be on camera 300 times. we're not talking on camera like the one i'm on right now, we're talking security cameras. then, just the other day, my wife and i were...
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forward looking is about helping education and its about democratizing access to education. it's about reforming student loans. >> reporter: congressman hansen clarke is pushing congress to forgive student loans and cap interest payments so graduates who can't find work aren't faced with spiraling debts. so you are talking about folks being in debt for 30 years or so. that's debt that they will never be able to pay off. that's not fair, that's outrageous. that's making a mockery of the american dream. clarke and others say students should also be able to include their student loans in a bankruptcy filing. student loan expert mark kantrowitz agrees. >> it doesn't make sense that you can discharge your credit card debt, but not discharge student loans. i don't think that this is the argument that it's a way of stimulating the economy is an appropriate one. but it does provide a clear evidence of young people being under severe financial distress and maybe congress needs to do something to provide more financial relief to borrowers. >> reporter: but analysts warn interest rates
forward looking is about helping education and its about democratizing access to education. it's about reforming student loans. >> reporter: congressman hansen clarke is pushing congress to forgive student loans and cap interest payments so graduates who can't find work aren't faced with spiraling debts. so you are talking about folks being in debt for 30 years or so. that's debt that they will never be able to pay off. that's not fair, that's outrageous. that's making a mockery of the...
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already, the majority of the new jobs being created require some form of post-secondary education. but with college costs so high and with so few prospects for significant new investment, we need to start taking seriously the redesign of our higher education system. in that new system, we'll need to substantially increase the number of high-quality degrees and credentials, at a lower cost per degree, while improving access and equity for the least well-served populations. and what students learn is going to be much more important than where they get their degree. streamlining costs and reducing tuition will become the watchwords of 2012. incentives for students to stay in school and complete their degrees faster will become commonplace. so, too, will new academic delivery models like carnegie mellon university's open learning initiative, which offers courses that can be completed nearly twice as fast as traditional courses, with the same or better student performance. america has benefited enormously from the ingenuity, innovation and opportunity that higher education offers. in 20
already, the majority of the new jobs being created require some form of post-secondary education. but with college costs so high and with so few prospects for significant new investment, we need to start taking seriously the redesign of our higher education system. in that new system, we'll need to substantially increase the number of high-quality degrees and credentials, at a lower cost per degree, while improving access and equity for the least well-served populations. and what students...
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broadcast around the continent, "shuga" is a drama that provides aids education and broaches taboo subjects. we talk to an aids activist about its impact. on "art beat, we look at the national storytelling festival. it began 40 years ago in the appalachian town of jonesborough, tennessee, and now is one of the largest annual gatherings of storytellers in the country. and a program note-- "sound tracks: music without borders"-- offers behind-the-scenes stories about the power of music to touch hearts and change the world. the program features four artists, and includes interviews and live performances. it airs tonight on pbs. find a link to "sounds tracks" and much more on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. >> woodff: and again to our honor roll of american service personnel killed in the afghanistan conflict. we add them as their deaths are made official and photographs become available. here, in silence, are nine more. >> woodruff: and that's the newshour for tonight. on monday, we'll look at the presidential candidates on foreign policy. i'm judy woodruff. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. "w
broadcast around the continent, "shuga" is a drama that provides aids education and broaches taboo subjects. we talk to an aids activist about its impact. on "art beat, we look at the national storytelling festival. it began 40 years ago in the appalachian town of jonesborough, tennessee, and now is one of the largest annual gatherings of storytellers in the country. and a program note-- "sound tracks: music without borders"-- offers behind-the-scenes stories about the...
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gained 5.8%, and grand canyon education rallied 4.3%. speaking of student loans, the senate may be getting closer to a deal that would avoid a big spike higher of student loan interest rates come july 1. without congressional okay, rates are due to double for stafford loans. also moving among consumer stocks-- news corp. as we mentioned earlier, the market likes the idea of two companies instead of one, bidding the shares up to a multi-year high after the company confirmed it is considering splitting in two. we have more analysis on the news corp stock on our web site, nbr.com. you can find it under the "blogs" tag with michael kahn. housing was another area rebounding, thanks to the higher sales prices many top markets experienced in the past month. the homebuilders exchange traded fund gained 2%. it is in the middle of the trading range it's been in between $19 and $22 per share since the end of january. corn prices have rallied almost 10% over the past two sessions as hot dry weather continues across parts of the corn belt. that has h
gained 5.8%, and grand canyon education rallied 4.3%. speaking of student loans, the senate may be getting closer to a deal that would avoid a big spike higher of student loan interest rates come july 1. without congressional okay, rates are due to double for stafford loans. also moving among consumer stocks-- news corp. as we mentioned earlier, the market likes the idea of two companies instead of one, bidding the shares up to a multi-year high after the company confirmed it is considering...
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here's author and educator lou hecker. >> my wife and i decided we needed a new refrigerator. we talked budget and what features we wanted and headed for the main appliance chain. a salesman greeted us immediately. "we're looking for a refrigerator," i said. "how much money do you have," he spurted. seemed like a funny early question to me, so i replied, "you mean, how much do i have total?" i smiled. he didn't. he rolled his eyes and motioned us back to that section of the store. we didn't like what we saw or the way we were treated, so we went to a smaller store. hm, same questions, same departure without a purchase. we headed for one of the major national appliance sellers that night. i knew some of their evening help were school teachers by day and sales people by night. "we're looking for a new refrigerator," i told the pleasant-looking fellow who approached. "well," he smiled impishly, "tell me about your dream refrigerator and let's see if i can fulfill your fantasy!" we both laughed, told him what we were thinking. "oh, man, this is great," he continued. "you're going
here's author and educator lou hecker. >> my wife and i decided we needed a new refrigerator. we talked budget and what features we wanted and headed for the main appliance chain. a salesman greeted us immediately. "we're looking for a refrigerator," i said. "how much money do you have," he spurted. seemed like a funny early question to me, so i replied, "you mean, how much do i have total?" i smiled. he didn't. he rolled his eyes and motioned us back to that...
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. >> i think it's increased awareness across the higher education front about the need to provide useful and adequate information to students. >> reporter: the idea is to help students ballpark their expected college cost, and the amount of debt they could take on to earn a degree. but the information isn't always complete, and could add more confusion to a process that's already too complicated. >> students and parents probably have too much information. there's so much formation out there it's hard for them to focus on what's really important in helping them make the right decisions. so a lot of the conversation is about new disclosures, part of the conversation has to be about streamlining the current disclosures. >> reporter: draeger showed us this book of all the things colleges and universities have to disclose to potential students. while a lot of this information explains what college will cost. consultant mark schneider says that's only half of what families should know. >> the information about wages, which is for me is the ultimate validation of the value of the degree, which
. >> i think it's increased awareness across the higher education front about the need to provide useful and adequate information to students. >> reporter: the idea is to help students ballpark their expected college cost, and the amount of debt they could take on to earn a degree. but the information isn't always complete, and could add more confusion to a process that's already too complicated. >> students and parents probably have too much information. there's so much...
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here's author and educator lou heckler. >> i have always been intrigued by peak performers-- those who innovate and change the way we think on a consistent basis. in robert kelley's book, "how to be a star at work," he lists a series of traits about top performers. i just want to cover one of them: taking the initiative in ideas and actions. i spend a lot of time with managers and leaders from fortune 500 companies. i always ask them, what is missing from the fresh faces you hire these days? almost invariably, they talk about people who can follow well but don't know how to take the lead. here's what some of the best minds tell us initiative-takers do. first, they readily look for problems to solve. when no one else wants to jump into a tough spot, they step forward. second, they look for the white spaces. they don't just look at what's in front of them. instead, they ask, what's missing here? third, they persist, even when nay-sayers abound. you know the drill: there's always going to be someone when you do take initiative saying, do you really think we should be the first? or worse s
here's author and educator lou heckler. >> i have always been intrigued by peak performers-- those who innovate and change the way we think on a consistent basis. in robert kelley's book, "how to be a star at work," he lists a series of traits about top performers. i just want to cover one of them: taking the initiative in ideas and actions. i spend a lot of time with managers and leaders from fortune 500 companies. i always ask them, what is missing from the fresh faces you...
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labor expert robert bruno says the teachers see current plan as an attack on public education. >> so from their perspective they're not just bargaining some narrow bread and butter issues, but they're looking at the collective bargaining process as a way to truly transform in a dramatic way what public education can and should be. >> reporter: mayor emmanuel also wants to add roughly 50 more charter schools to the nearly 100 the city already has. those schools get public funding, but typically don't employ union teachers and don't follow the same regulations as public schools. the striking teachers call them a drain on their schools. >> we believe that public money should be spent on the children's education and that charter schools should not be for profit. >> reporter: bruno says the timing of the strike and its outcome could prove uncomfortable for president obama this close to the november election. >> it does not serve his political objectives to have the third largest teachers union on strike. it can't be what he wants. >> reporter: this strike comes at a time when illinois is
labor expert robert bruno says the teachers see current plan as an attack on public education. >> so from their perspective they're not just bargaining some narrow bread and butter issues, but they're looking at the collective bargaining process as a way to truly transform in a dramatic way what public education can and should be. >> reporter: mayor emmanuel also wants to add roughly 50 more charter schools to the nearly 100 the city already has. those schools get public funding,...
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by that i mean focus on rule of law in utilities and education. ere's been some progress. one example is in 2001 basically no girls were going to school and today you've got about three million in school. and that's a powerful weapon against... >> rose: and the taliban comes back, what happens? >> already they're attacking girls school. there's a recent report they had poisoned more than 100 girls in one school system. >> rose: because they were inmc. >> yes. >> rose: there's also this controversy which seems to be ongoing and maybe it's just about history now but when in fact al qaeda... when in fact osama bin laden was in tora bora what is your veron... at is your understanding of what happened so that he escaped into pakistan? >> well, my understanding is pretty clear. we knew he was there; we reported he was there, we provided this intelligence to the white house to... >> rose: and by being there you mean specifically where he was. >> absolutely. >> not just within a hundred mile range. >> it was really the... al qaeda's command and4 fallback position high up in the mo
by that i mean focus on rule of law in utilities and education. ere's been some progress. one example is in 2001 basically no girls were going to school and today you've got about three million in school. and that's a powerful weapon against... >> rose: and the taliban comes back, what happens? >> already they're attacking girls school. there's a recent report they had poisoned more than 100 girls in one school system. >> rose: because they were inmc. >> yes. >>...
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have some policies on education. on families, there are a million things to talk about in the country. but he's got to have something new each day. something that begins to have an argument. >> woodruff: well, meanwhile, mark, he has rick santorum and newt gingrich nipping at his heel. now the romney camp says it's just about mathematically impossible, for them too much kaup. is that right? that it's just about -- >> yes, i mean the argument is there, that it becomes very, very tough for them. i think it becomes almost impossible for gingrich. his own campaign has said he has to win both alabama and mississippi on tuesday. if he is even going to be a regional candidate which would then give himself carolina, georgia, alabama, mississippiment but gingrich does make one point about romney that i thik is valid. and deserves romney's attention. and that is romney has beaten rick santorum in both michigan and ohio but outspending him at a minimum of four to one. and gingrich points out you're not going to have that kind o
have some policies on education. on families, there are a million things to talk about in the country. but he's got to have something new each day. something that begins to have an argument. >> woodruff: well, meanwhile, mark, he has rick santorum and newt gingrich nipping at his heel. now the romney camp says it's just about mathematically impossible, for them too much kaup. is that right? that it's just about -- >> yes, i mean the argument is there, that it becomes very, very...
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look at trust and wall street, we close out with some though on aderip and honest here's author and educator, lou heckler. >> what do you look for in a leader? a few years ago authors james kouzes and barry posner posed that question as they prepared a wonderful book called the leadership challenge. of all the traits they listed, these were the top four: a leader must be honest. a leader must be competent. a leader must be forward- looking. a leader must be inspirational. i have smiled as i read the first two again, given that honesty trumped competence. maybe its not surprising. we have had a spat of so-called leaders do a lot of lying in the past few years: ing about company profits, lying about extramarital affairs, lying even about college degrees they didn't earn. we understand that our leaders will stumble and not always be competent in every area, but we seem to long, i seem to long, for ones who will lead me with honesty and forthrightness. mark twain once said, always do what's right. this will gratify some people and astonish the rest. if i'm going to play the grown- up version of
look at trust and wall street, we close out with some though on aderip and honest here's author and educator, lou heckler. >> what do you look for in a leader? a few years ago authors james kouzes and barry posner posed that question as they prepared a wonderful book called the leadership challenge. of all the traits they listed, these were the top four: a leader must be honest. a leader must be competent. a leader must be forward- looking. a leader must be inspirational. i have smiled as...
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no industry or sector is immune, even higher education. with tuition rates on a steady climb, and with scientific studies questioning how much students really learn, colleges and universities are now facing the same kind of critique. let's be clear-- for the u.s. to remain competitive, we'll need more college graduates. two-thirds of all jobs being created require education beyond high school. yet today, less than 40% of americans have a college degree. the nation's economic future depends on colleges and universities keeping the public's trust. they can do this by better serving adults, minorities and other populations that have been under-served. they can focus on quality and transparency by showing that the most important outcomes of higher education aren't s.a.t. scores or football scores, but what students actually learn. and they can use technology to deliver higher education at an affordable price to a lot more people. now is the time for the higher education sector to show that our trust has been earned. the nation's economic and s
no industry or sector is immune, even higher education. with tuition rates on a steady climb, and with scientific studies questioning how much students really learn, colleges and universities are now facing the same kind of critique. let's be clear-- for the u.s. to remain competitive, we'll need more college graduates. two-thirds of all jobs being created require education beyond high school. yet today, less than 40% of americans have a college degree. the nation's economic future depends on...
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susie: and finally, it's our new friday feature "lou's been thinking" with management consultant and educator lou heckler. tonight, lou's been thinking about angels and a 2,000 mile trail. >> i've been thinking about trail angels. several of our friends have hiked the appalachian trail, that amazing 2,184 mile path from georgia to maine. and they all talk about the trail angels. it seems that people who live along the trail do things to help the hikers who make the trip. they may leave bottled water at the trails edge or tie treats on low-hanging branches so hikers can grab an apple or a cereal bar for a boost of energy. sometimes, they just sit along the trail and to encourage the hikers. it got me thinking about trail angels in my life. i've never hiked the appalachian trail, but i've had a few angels. one was miss king. she taught english to seventh and eighth graders and she loved the language. she wanted us to love it, too. we were required to memorize and recite for the class at least an eight-line poem every week. she even made us learn the lost art of diagramming sentences. at a 40th
susie: and finally, it's our new friday feature "lou's been thinking" with management consultant and educator lou heckler. tonight, lou's been thinking about angels and a 2,000 mile trail. >> i've been thinking about trail angels. several of our friends have hiked the appalachian trail, that amazing 2,184 mile path from georgia to maine. and they all talk about the trail angels. it seems that people who live along the trail do things to help the hikers who make the trip. they...
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many of the people who lose their jobs will be highly educated. increasing their odds of finding positions in other industries. the catch is the pay. >> the typical person who is laid off, when he finds a job, finds a job at basically a one-third pay cut. so it's quite significant. >> reporter: and this lower compensation is a deal breaker. recruiters say the other choice is to move. >> i've seen a number of very senior people leave new york for places like ohio and denver because they got good jobs. and i've also seen something rather interesting. against all odds, and all thoughts, they're actually a lot happier where they are now. >> reporter: he should know. dolfino used to work on wall street, but left for a job with a better quality of life. >> tom: we saw some higher stock prices today. >> tom: the major stock indices closed higher on growing optimism from europe. the dow found buyers from the opening bell and climbed nicely through the session. there was a small pull-back into the close, but at its high today, the dow turned positive for t
many of the people who lose their jobs will be highly educated. increasing their odds of finding positions in other industries. the catch is the pay. >> the typical person who is laid off, when he finds a job, finds a job at basically a one-third pay cut. so it's quite significant. >> reporter: and this lower compensation is a deal breaker. recruiters say the other choice is to move. >> i've seen a number of very senior people leave new york for places like ohio and denver...
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if we don't go to the root of it and have an overhaul and have a new education on how to do... structure college sport... my pot is that penn state is egregis becausof this... >> rose: because tre's so many victims. >> because of e victims and it'sexual abuse. but it's not that unusual in the status of the idol of sports and the concentration of power among adults who have everything to do to keep the system the way it is because they have corraled all the money and influence. and that's true at ohio state, that's true at alabama, that's true at texas. that's true of all the big sports programs. penn state is not that unusual, although i'm not saying that they all have sexual predators running around there. but their system is set up on exploitation and if you foster e kind you can't be terribly shocked to see others. >> rose: and what are you recommending as the change that ought to take place? >> basically like the olympics. the olympics were amateurs for 100 years, they gave the athlete a 20% voting stake in all the olympics committees, they're now professionalized, they're
if we don't go to the root of it and have an overhaul and have a new education on how to do... structure college sport... my pot is that penn state is egregis becausof this... >> rose: because tre's so many victims. >> because of e victims and it'sexual abuse. but it's not that unusual in the status of the idol of sports and the concentration of power among adults who have everything to do to keep the system the way it is because they have corraled all the money and influence. and...
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. >> susie: and finally tonight, time for "lou's been thinking" with author and educator lou heckler. let's see what's on lou's mind tonight. >> i've been thinking about responsibility. like you, i occasionally have one of those nutty experiences at a retail store where someone in customer service explains why they can't help me. why do we place so many people in customer-contact spots and then not allow them to make responsible decisions? doest responsible mean able to respond? am i the only one who gets tired of being told, i'll have to ask harold about that? about five years after my wife and i built our current home, the driveway started to develop spider cracks. we called the builder simply to ask for some advice. he came over himself and said, this looks like our fault. we'll pour you a new driveway. wow, we were well past any new- home warranty, but he took responsibility. so, how can we inspire that in the people who work for and with you? here are three ideas: one, make your policies short, clear, and do-able by everyone, top to bottom. two, support decisions your lower-level
. >> susie: and finally tonight, time for "lou's been thinking" with author and educator lou heckler. let's see what's on lou's mind tonight. >> i've been thinking about responsibility. like you, i occasionally have one of those nutty experiences at a retail store where someone in customer service explains why they can't help me. why do we place so many people in customer-contact spots and then not allow them to make responsible decisions? doest responsible mean able to...
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viviana and her parents are migrant field workers. >> neither of them get a high school education so they really don't understand they don't know like, the stress of going through it or anything like that. all they know that i get good grades and i'm going to graduate high school. >> and maybe college, too. >> i stress out a lot with my college work but it's... i would rather stay in my college class and take a billion finals than work a day in the fields. >> reporter: though some students like viviana go to college to take classes, for most college comes to them. >> remember that this is a transferable credit so make sure you identify that. >> reporter: here at memorial college high school, four college professors travel to the campus to teach dual enrollment classes to juniors and seniors. qualified high school seniors are also getting approved to teach college classes at the high school. the principal has noticed a difference. >> i see the kids taking college classes because it's the cool thing to do and it makes them very proud and competitive amongst their classmates. >> reporte
viviana and her parents are migrant field workers. >> neither of them get a high school education so they really don't understand they don't know like, the stress of going through it or anything like that. all they know that i get good grades and i'm going to graduate high school. >> and maybe college, too. >> i stress out a lot with my college work but it's... i would rather stay in my college class and take a billion finals than work a day in the fields. >> reporter:...
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. >> here's my plan for the next four years: making education and training a national priority. building on our manufacturing boom. boosting american-made energy. reducing the deficit responsibly by cutting where we can and asking the wealthy to pay a little more. >> tom: while neither candidates mentioned the fiscal cliff in last night's debate, they did talk a little about the automatic spending cuts piece of the fiscal cliff. >> and i will not cut our military budget by a trillion dolrs, which a combinaon of the budt cuts the president has, as well as the sequestration cuts. that, in my view, is making... is making our future less certain and less secure. >> first of all, the sequester is not something that i've proposed; it is something that congress has proposed. it will not happen. the budget that we are talking about is not reducing our military spending, it is maintaining it. >> tom: darren gersh is our washington, d.c., bureau chief. >> well, i have to tell you, the defense industry was really excited about this. the ceo of the aerospace industry association had a confe
. >> here's my plan for the next four years: making education and training a national priority. building on our manufacturing boom. boosting american-made energy. reducing the deficit responsibly by cutting where we can and asking the wealthy to pay a little more. >> tom: while neither candidates mentioned the fiscal cliff in last night's debate, they did talk a little about the automatic spending cuts piece of the fiscal cliff. >> and i will not cut our military budget by a...
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their homes, their children, trying to drive education into the process, and yet at the same time, it might look a little different. 36% of advisors seem to think that millennials may not enjoy the same wealth that their parents did. >> susie: it's a tough situation. bernie clark of schwab advisors. >> very much appreciated. >> susie: a hopeful message today from german chancellor angela merkel during her first visit to greece since europe's debt crisis began three years ago. she told greece's prime minister she hopes greece will stay in the euro-zone and she can "see the light at the end of the tunnel." but that's not how the greeks see it. tens of thousands of people demonstrated outside the parliament building in athens, protesting tough cutbacks the country is being forced to make in exchange for bailout loans. many demonstrators were wearing nazi uniforms. they target merkel as the architect of the tough austerity measures. many investors are stressed and nervous about the upcoming earnings season, even though those earnings from alcoa were better than expected. yum brands also h
their homes, their children, trying to drive education into the process, and yet at the same time, it might look a little different. 36% of advisors seem to think that millennials may not enjoy the same wealth that their parents did. >> susie: it's a tough situation. bernie clark of schwab advisors. >> very much appreciated. >> susie: a hopeful message today from german chancellor angela merkel during her first visit to greece since europe's debt crisis began three years ago....
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lingual glycerin based tonic or tincture you could place under your torning i think many people who are educated and understand the benefits of the plant will probably start to navigate towards ose produc lines. >> tom: tripp, have you had any interest in dixie elixirs from more traditional consumer companies. >> i have, alcohol alcohol, tobacco and big pharma. we have certainly heard from several of those industries. and potentially expressing an interest. this is a market that is growing from $2 billion today to in excess of $9 billion likely in the next four years. you're talking about hockey stick growth, tom. and i think it would be fool toirb think that these industries are not look very closely at companies like ours. >> tom: are they looking for all 50 states to move in the direction that colorado has or waiting to hear what kind of, what kind of stance the drug enforcement agency or for that matter congress is going to take on the kinds of ames that have legalized the use of marijuana like colorado voters approved? >> at the end of the day we're interested as an industry to understand w
lingual glycerin based tonic or tincture you could place under your torning i think many people who are educated and understand the benefits of the plant will probably start to navigate towards ose produc lines. >> tom: tripp, have you had any interest in dixie elixirs from more traditional consumer companies. >> i have, alcohol alcohol, tobacco and big pharma. we have certainly heard from several of those industries. and potentially expressing an interest. this is a market that is...
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i'm not talking about education and guidance. i'm talking about messing up big-time-- that's what you do when you're a kid. you remember-- you spend money on a toy and it breaks the first time youse i you lose your quarter and can't buy a treat with all your friends. it's painful, it's heartbreaking, but it's also memorable. and it's fixable-- not by parents rushing to replace the money that's been spent or lost, but by staying strong. give a hug and encourage your child to take a look at where she went wrong and how she could do better next time. being a kid is the one time in life when it's not only okay to make money mistakes, it's critical. these errors are not going to affect their credit. they're going to reinforce their ability to problem-solve and even help them become more resilient when things don't go the way they planned, which, from a parenting standpoint, doesn't sound like a mistake to me. i'm alisa weinstein. >> tom: here's what we're watching for tomorrow: more housing data-- we'll get the february numbers on new
i'm not talking about education and guidance. i'm talking about messing up big-time-- that's what you do when you're a kid. you remember-- you spend money on a toy and it breaks the first time youse i you lose your quarter and can't buy a treat with all your friends. it's painful, it's heartbreaking, but it's also memorable. and it's fixable-- not by parents rushing to replace the money that's been spent or lost, but by staying strong. give a hug and encourage your child to take a look at where...
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they undermine education. the acculumation of evidence was such that i found i could no longer support no child left behind or any of these programs that say that teachers should compete with one another because they don't. teachers want to work together. they know that they're on the same team. they want to collaborate. the essence of every good school is collaboration and teamwork not competition. >> suarez: another big change in the years you've been talking about has seen foundations become big players in proposing and advocating new educational policies including privatization, parental control, increased use of charter schools. have have the foundations been a worthwhile addition to the debate over the future of education? >> i have a chapter in my book about... i call them the billionaire boys' club. the billionaires boys' club is led by the three biggest foundations in america, the gates undaon,he walt on foundation and the broads foundation. they give a lot of money to american education. i has been g
they undermine education. the acculumation of evidence was such that i found i could no longer support no child left behind or any of these programs that say that teachers should compete with one another because they don't. teachers want to work together. they know that they're on the same team. they want to collaborate. the essence of every good school is collaboration and teamwork not competition. >> suarez: another big change in the years you've been talking about has seen foundations...
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attainment, but despite the fact that there are still gaps in educational attainment, over time the educational attainment of blacks has improved, increased and the gap between blacks and whites have narrowed. we sometimes talk about the problem of spatial mismatch that african-americans remain more segregated than any other population in the country. they are frequently segregated in areas that do not have the jobs, that haven't seen job growth and they lack the kind of transportation infrastructure to get to where the jobs are. however over time the amount of that segregation has also abated a bit. >> so and the third argument is just -- go ahead. >> brown: no, i'm sorry, go ahead. i was going to ask diane swonk to weigh in here because you know, the numbers are the numbers but they hit people in different ways.so what disturbing trends o you see fit into what cecilia conrad was just talking about? >> well, certainly dovetailing on that, in terms of the unemployment rate on single heads of household that are women, women, single mother, essentially, is running close to 13% which i
attainment, but despite the fact that there are still gaps in educational attainment, over time the educational attainment of blacks has improved, increased and the gap between blacks and whites have narrowed. we sometimes talk about the problem of spatial mismatch that african-americans remain more segregated than any other population in the country. they are frequently segregated in areas that do not have the jobs, that haven't seen job growth and they lack the kind of transportation...